Tick-bourne virus kills Oklahoma man

OKLAHOMA CITY — The state of Oklahoma says a man has died after acquiring the Heartland virus, making him the second person in the U.S. to die after coming down with the illness.

Oklahoma officials said Tuesday that the Delaware County man died recently from complications of the virus, which is found in the Lone Star tick and is likely spread through tick bites. The virus was first identified in Missouri in 2009.